Camp-bed.



No. 766,664. PATBNTED AUG. 2, 1904. G. A. GAPRONI.

CAMP BED.

APPLIOATION FILED AUG. 14, 1903.

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CAMP BED.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.14, 1903.

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GRANT A. CAPRONI, OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS.

CAMP-BED.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 766,664, dated August2, 1904.

Application filed August 14, 1903.

To ft whom it WMZZ/ cone/27%:

Be it known that 1, GRANT A. CAPRONI, a citizen of the United States,residing at Elgin, in the county of Kane and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements inflamp-Beds; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to folding or telescoping camp beds or bunks; andmy object is to provide an article of this nature which will beparticularly adapted for use in camp life. ll'ith this object in viewthe tubing is preferably made of durable aluminium, and the bunk isconstructed with the aid of the best quality steel pins, catches, andhinges, blued or otherwise suitably prepared against rust. The frame iscapable of being reduced within a very small compass, so that it can bereadily prepared for storage and transported from place to place.

Said invention consists in the construction and combination of partshereinafter described, and more particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating the preferred embodiment ofmy invention, Figure 1 is a view of the bunk ready for use. Fig. 2 is aperspective view of the frame. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the bunk withthe mattress removed, showing the means of securing the bottom to theframe. Fig. i is a view of one of the tubes, showing the catch and thenotches or holes to receive the catches of the two next adjoining tubes.Fig. 5 is a full-sized view of the tubes when the telescope is closed,taken from the foot end of the bunk. The dotted lines illustrate how thecatches lie. Figs. 6 and 7 are views of the catch and key, respectively;and Fig. 8 is a view of one of the cross-bars and its leg and brace.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 is the bunk-bottom, whichis preferably made of waterproofed laundried linen having a russetleather binding 1, binding tongues or cords of which material areadapted to pass through rings 1, by means of Serial No. 169,519. (Nomodel.)

which it may be laced to the frame, as shown in Fig. 3, the cordspassing around the frame and then through one of the rings, and so onuntil a corner is reached where the meeting ends of the cords may betied to each other or otherwise secured. Said frame is made up oftelescopic side bars 2 and cross-bars 3, carrying legs 4:, which in turnare provided with braces 5. The lateral bars 2 are formed of several,preferably six, telescoping tubes, the smallest of which may be madesolid, adapted to slide one within the other. The smallest tube is aboutone-fourth of an inch in outside diameter. The next tube is just largeenough to neatly inclose the last tube, and is therefore aboutone-fourth of an inch inside diameter and has a gage of one-sixteenth ofan inch,

making its outside diameter about threeeighths of an inch. In thismanner each tube increases its outside diameter until the first tubeholds them all and measures seveneighths of an inch outside diameter.Each tube is about thirteen inches long, each, with the exception of thesmallest, carries a springcatch 6, and with the exception of the largesteach has two notches or receivers 7 7, one in either end, in which thecatch of the next larger tube rests. The catches,as shown in Fig. 6, areeach about one-fourth of an inch wide and one-fourth of an inch long.The spring 6" is about the thickness of a clock-spring, and the plug 6is about one-eighth of an inch thick and must be of such shape as willfit the receivers nicely. Each catch is provided with a keyhole 6 toreceive the key 8 (shown in Fig. 7) for raising the catch to close thetelescope in packing the bunks. These catches may be cast into the tubesor may be fastened by means of two small steel rivets, as shown in thedrawings. The receivers are each one-fourth of an inch to the right ofits catch. For instance, the catch of the largest tube will rest in thereceiver to the right of the catch in the next smaller tube when thetelescope is closed, and so on. The receivers 7 are made with beveledwalls, thus permitting the telescope to be drawn out without firstraising the catches with the key. The other receivers are not made inthis way, as it is desirable to lock the telescope in its open position.

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The cross-bars 3 are formed of two parts 3 3 one adapted to slide withinthe other, provided with catches and receivers like those in the sidebars. The hollow cross-bars 3 are about seven-sixteenths of an inch wideby five sixteenths thick and thirteen inches long and have an insidediameter large enough to neatly incase the other cross-bars, which arepreferably five-sixteenths by three-sixteenths by thirteen inches. Onthe upper surface at the outer ends of each cross-bar are suitablysecured rings or loops 8, which are open at both ends on all but thehead and foot bars, where the outer end is closed to keep saidcross-bars from slipping toward the center when the bunk-bottom is lacedon. These rings or loops are preferably the same in outside measure, butthe inside measure must fit the tubing. The legs 4 are fastened to thecrossbars by steel hinges 9, cast in the leg or otherwise durablyfastened. Each cross-bar is provided on its lower surface with a niche10 to receive the brace 5, which prevents the leg from closing in underthe bunk when in use. The hinge is so constructed that 'it will openjust a trifle less than aright angle, thus making it necessary to springit a little in order to get the brace in the niche. When not in use, thebrace drops into the slot 11 in the leg, which is made long enough toreceive the same. The brace is preferably three-eighths of an inch thickby three-eighths of an inch wide and four and oneshalf inches long. Thebunk may be provided with an air mattress and pillow or any othersuitable permanent or detachable furnishings I do not confine myself tothe proportions and measurements herein given, as they can be variedwithout departing from the principle or sacrificing the spirit of myinvention,

and I therefore reserve the right to make any such changes in detailsthat may fairly fall within the scope of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a device of the character described, comprising a frame consistingof side bars, cross-bars having niches, said cross-bars having hingedthereto legs provided with slots, said legs having pivoted theretobraces adapted to engage said niches and when not in use, to be housedin the slots in said legs.

2. A device of the character described, comprising a frame, adapted tobe reduced in size, consisting of side bars, cross-bars having niches,said cross-bars also having hinged thereto legs provided with slots,said legs having pivoted thereto braces adapted to engage said nichesand, when not in use, to be housed in the slots in said legs.

3. A device of the character described, comprising a frame, havingsuitable supports and consisting of telescopic bars, catches, adapted tobe operated by a key, on the outer surface of the sections of thetelescope, said catches so arranged that throughout their whole lengththey are flush with the outer surface of said sections, and notches orreceivers in said sections adapted to receive said catches.

4. In a device of the character described, a frame consisting oftelescopic bars, a catch, adapted to be operated by a key carried by asection of the telescope, comprising a plate of spring metal suitablysecured to said section on its outer surface and having a plug at oneend normally extending into an aperture in said section and adapted toengage a corresponding aperture in the next adjoining section, saidcatch having a niche or dished-out portion in the outer surface of itsfree end for engagement by a key for withdrawing said catch.

5. In a device of the character described, a frame consisting oftelescopic bars, key-operated catches carried by one of the sections ofthe telescope, one of said sections having a notch or receiver, for saidcatches, provided with a beveled wall.

6. In a device of the character described, a frame consisting oftelescopic bars, springcatches carried by one of the sections of thetelescope, one of said sections having a notch or receiver, for saidcatches, providedwith a beveled wall and another notch or receiver withstraight Walls.

7. As a new article of manufacture a device of the character described,comprising a frame, having suitable supports, consisting of telescopicside bars, telescopic cross-bars having niches, said cross-bars carryinglegs provided with slots,said legs having braces adapted to engage saidniches and, when not in use, to be housed in said slots, the sections ofthe telescope having key-operated catches and notches or receivers forsaid catches, the frame provided with a bunk-bottom carrying a series ofrings, by means of which it may be laced to said frame.

In testimony whereof I afiiX my signature in .presence of two'witnesses.

GRANT A. OAPRONI.

WVitnesses:

WM. GARDNER, P. D. CASTLE.

